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Hope for a Cure

Hope for a Cure
Photo-A-Day #1526

Today Allison, Eva and I participated in the Relay for Life at our local High School. We had a really nice time. Eva enjoyed running around the track, stopping and looking at all the luminarias and spending time with her Memere. I had a great time taking photos all over the place and I even did a video, I’ll do more tomorrow and put it all together too.

While making the videos there were four teen girls who followed me for much of the shot. I didn’t know they were there until I got back to our tents. It is pretty funny, can’t wait to shot you the video. For now here are some shots I took.

Family Photo
The family in front of our team’s sign. Notice that we are all wearing our custom "BenSpark is Blogging This" T-shirts from Market Leverage. We love these shirts and they got a lot of attention.

Dadda is blogging this
Eva at the Relay for Life sporting her custom "Benspark is Blogging This" shirt from Market Leverage

Dadda is Blogging this
Eav and I modeling the "Benspark is Blogging This" shirts from Market Leverage

Running Momma
Eva running down the track with Allison following.

Lions
Eva so these luminarias with lions on them and had to stop

Eva hydrating
Having a little sippy sip (been watching too much of the Thundershow) before going back on the track.

Rainbow at Relay for Life
It was raining when we started the relay but the sun came out and so did a full rainbow, it was so big I could not get it all in the shot.

So many great people helped us out with donations and we raised $375 here at BenSpark.com. Our Team The Sacred Heart Stewards raised over $9,000 – So Awesome!

More donations can still be received, only $125 away from our $500 goal!!

Relay for Life Fundraising

Hope... PAD #1176

Allison, Eva and I will be participating in our local Relay for Life on Friday June 12-13, 2009. We participated in the relay last year as well. Our fund raising efforts have been scant so far. With so much going on it was difficult to get the word out.

So, I am calling upon the readership of BenSpark.com for some help.

In return for a $10 min donation I’ll add a link to your blog in a thank you post.

In return for a $25 min donation I’ll write a review of your blog.

In return for Tweeting the link to our donation page I’ll post your twitter name on to a #FollowFriday list.

“Help @alsparky #evaboo & @benspark raise $500 for Relay for Life http://urlbrief.com/8f72c0

“Donate $25 to the Relay for Life and get yourself a review on @benspark’s blog. https://benspark.com/relay-for-life-fundraising.html

I’d also appreciate anyone blogging about our walk. We are walking to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived cancer, remembering the people we’ve lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Cancer Society.

We are also walking for family and friends who have endured, survived and succumbed to Cancer. Your donation will go to help fight against this insidious disease.

When you make a donation you are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure cancer threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions.

The American Cancer Society has funded researchers that have been involved in virtually every cancer breakthrough, including mammography to screen for breast cancer, the Pap smear to test for cervical cancer, the link between smoking and lung cancer, and more recently the link between obesity and a higher risk for the disease. Forty of the researchers it funded early in their careers have gone on to win the Nobel Prize!

You can be sure your donation will be put to good use!